[BPM 152 Verse] [Intro]G D D G 1 bar each - off beat pattern - &2& &4& pattern)
Riff 3x0003 then play 0 1 3 on B string then play D but as xx0202 and play same riff then final bit is back to G with A played on G then open G to finish
[G] They put a parking lot on a piece of land [D] Where the supermarket used to st [G] and. (note G comes back in early by 2 beats) Be [G] fore that they put up a bowling alley [D] On the site that used to be the local [G] Palais. [C] That's where the big bands us [G] ed to come and play. [D] My sister went there o[G]n a Saturday.
[Chorus] Come [C] dancing, All her boyfriends [G] used to come and call. Why not come [D] dancing? it's o [C] nly n [D] atural
[Riff] [Verse] [G] Another Saturday, another date. [D] She would be ready but she's always make them [G] wait. In the [G] hallway, in anticipation, [D] He didn't know the night would end up in [G] frustration. [C] He'd end up blowing all his [G] wages for the week [D] All for a cuddle and a [G] peck on the cheek.
[Chorus] Come [C] dancing, That's how they did it when [G] I was just a kid, And when they said come [D] dancing, my [C] sister [D] always did.
[Riff]
[Em] My sister should have [D] come in at mid [C] night, [C9] [Em] And my mom would always [D] sit up and [C] wait. [C9] [Em] It always ended [D] up in a [C] big row [C9] [Em] When my sister used to [D] get home [C] late. [C9]
(This part is like the intro G D D G played straight 1 bar each - played twice - "ooos" (spoken) Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight, Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate. (Mom yells at them...)
[Em] The day they [D] knocked down the [C] pally [C9] [Em] My sister [D] stood and [C] cried. [C9] [Em] The day they [D] knocked down th [C] e pally [C9] [Em] Part of my [D] childhood died, [C] just died. [C9]
(loud) EmEm-- DD-C ---- -DD- X 4
(Repeat intro 1 bar each - sort of off beat ish - use ear &1& pattern) G D D G
[Verse] [G] Now I'm grown up and playing in a band, [D] And there's a car park where the pally used to [G] stand. My sister's [G] married and she lives on an estate. [D] Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to [G] wait. [C] She knows they get away with [G] things she never could, [D] But if I asked her I [G] wonder if she would,
[Chorus] Come [C] dancing, Come on sister, [G] have yourself a ball. Don't be afraid to come [D] dancing, it's o [C] nly na [D] tural. [Riff]
(The last chorus leads to a key change....) Come danc [C] ing, [C] Just like the pallyyyyy o [G] n a Saturday. And all her friends will come [D] dancing Where the bi [C] g bands [D] used to [Em] play.
Hold the Em for two measures, then modulate to the key of Eb. This is the same riff as before, played in Eb. Perhaps someone out there can write the notes for the finale... Eb Bb Bb Eb x4 - Play standard sus4 pattern with x68886 x68896 then Bb barr across middle 4 strings - 688886 688896 come back to Eb 2 beats early 10 to 8 on G for final note of phrase final run while playing Eb E - 6 8 10 then play Eb at 11th F shape
[Verse - Full drums - Guitar staccato and muted] I went [A] searching for the [G] truth But in my [Em] innocence I [A] found All the [A] con men and their [G] acrobats Who [Em] stomped me in the [A] ground If I [A] count up their [G] percentages I [Em] know they're getting [A] rich But t [A] hey haven't taken [G] everything Those [Em] paybacks are a [A] bitch (Asus 2 figure)
[Prechorus - climb is A A/B C - chords more open] Though I've [C] lost quite a lot I am [G] still in control They can [C] keep what they've got But they [A] can't have my soul (stop)
[Chorus - 8th notes on strumming] And if [D] I don't [G] have this [A] all worked [D] out Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer [D] I still have [G] far to [A] go no [Bm] doubt But I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer (stop)
[Verse] What was [A] (back in) ripped off by [G] professionals Is [Em] not all that it [A] seems While I [A] must live up to [G] contracts I did [Em] not give up my [A] dreams (Asus 2 figure + drums stop) If I [A] see it as [G] experience It [Em] hasn't gone to [A] waste Lately [A] all the missing [G] pieces Have been [Em] falling into [A] place
[Prechorus - Climb up figure A A/B C] And if [C] I could go back and start [G] over somehow I would [C] not change that much Knowing [A] what I know now (stops)
[Chorus - 8th notes strumming] Thought there [D] have been [G] sins I [A] will [D] regret Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer I [D] don't have [G] all the [A] answers [Bm] yet But I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer
[Solo 1] G F F G x 4 (final time chromatic climb to A - G G# A) A G Em A x 4 (play chords higher up to change) (stop)
[Verse] I'm a [A] mark for every [G] shyster From [Em] Topanga to [A] Berlin And I [A] should have learned to [G] kick them out As [Em] soon as they crawled [A] in So to [A] every bank in [G] Switzerland That [Em] stores my stolen [A] youth I'm a [A] lright because [G] despite the laws You [Em] cannot hide the [A] truth
[Prechorus] And [C] although you will say I am [G] still too naive Well I [C] have not lost faith In the [A] things I believe
[Chorus] And if [D] I don't [G] have a this [A] all worked [D] out Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer I [D] still have [G] far to [A] go no [Bm] doubt But I'm [D] still [G] getting [A] closer, [D] getting closer
[Solo 2] G F F G x 4 (final time chromatic climb to A - G G# A)
[Outro] A G Em A x 4
[Solo 1 Phrase] E 3-3-3-------------------- B 3-3-3-------6---------- G -----5p3---5------------- D --------5s7--------------- A ----------------------- E -----------------------
